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David Coulthard won the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix

David Coulthard won the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
David Coulthard
Team
McLaren
Top listed
David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
May 13, 2001
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
David Coulthard
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

David Coulthard finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Rubens Barrichello 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jos Verstappen from P16 to P6 (+10), Jean Alesi from P20 to P10 (+10), and David Coulthard from P7 to P1 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Gearbox, and 2 Engine. David Coulthard holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:10.843 on lap 48. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1David CoulthardMcLaren1:27:45.92710
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27:48.1186
3Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:27:48.4554
4Kimi RäikkönenSauber1:28:27.5213
5Olivier PanisBAR1:28:39.7032
6Jos VerstappenArrows+1 lap1
7Eddie IrvineJaguar+1 lap0
8Jacques VilleneuveBAR+1 lap0
9Nick HeidfeldSauber+2 laps0
10Jean AlesiProst+2 laps0
11Luciano BurtiProst+2 laps0
DNFJenson ButtonBenettonEngine0
DNFPedro de la RosaJaguarTransmission0
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaWilliamsHydraulics0
DNFFernando AlonsoMinardiGearbox0
DNFTarso MarquesMinardiGearbox0
DNFEnrique BernoldiArrowsHydraulics0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsBrakes0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonEngine0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenTransmission0